Nation and World
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US attorney under pressure to charge Letitia James in mortgage fraud case is resigning: AP sources
Sep 19, 2025 8:01 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal prosecutor in Virginia whose monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James has not resulted in criminal char...
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Trump says he and Xi will meet in South Korea in coming weeks and he’ll later go to China
Sep 19, 2025 7:55 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump said he would meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a regional summit taking place at the end of October in South Korea and will visit China in the “early part of next year,” following a lengthy phone call between the two on Friday.
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Judge strikes down Trump’s $15 billion suit against the New York Times
Sep 19, 2025 7:51 pm - A federal judge in Tampa struck down President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, saying that the 85-page complaint was “decidedly improper and impermissible” under the rules governing civil proceedings in federal court.
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Trump signs proclamation adding $100K annual fee for H-1B visa applications
Sep 19, 2025 7:47 pm - Looking to reshape the U.S. visa system for highly skilled foreign workers and investors, President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will require a new annual $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications and rolled out a $1 million “gold card” visa as a potential pathway to U.S. citizenship.
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Trump administration proposes selling nearly $6 billion in weapons to Israel
Sep 19, 2025 4:56 pm - The Trump administration has told Congress it plans to sell nearly $6 billion in weapons to Israel, a fresh surge of support for the U.S. ally as it faces increasing isolation over its war in Gaza.
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Israel killed 31 journalists in Yemen strike, press freedom group says
Sep 19, 2025 4:51 pm - Thirty-one journalists and media workers were killed in Israeli airstrikes on a newspaper complex in Yemen last week, according to a report released Friday by the Committee to Protect Journalists.The attack was the deadliest against journalists since the Magindanao massacre in the Philippines 16 years ago and the second-deadliest the New York-based press freedom group has ever recorded.
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Kennedy’s vaccine advisers change COVID shot guidance, calling them an individual choice
Sep 19, 2025 4:23 pm - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers added confusion Friday to this fall’s COVID-19 vaccinations — declining to recommend them for anyone and leaving the choice up to those who want a shot.Until now, the vaccinations had been recommended as a routine step in the fall for nearly all Americans who wanted them — just like a yearly flu vaccine.
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Wall Street coasts to the finish of its latest record-setting week
Sep 19, 2025 3:26 pm - Wall Street tacked on some more gains as it glided to the finish of its latest record-setting week. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.7%.
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Senate rejects competing bills to fund government, increasing risk of shutdown on Oct. 1
Sep 19, 2025 12:37 pm - The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing prospects for a partial government shutdown on that date.
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Late-night shows address Jimmy Kimmel suspension with humor and solidarity
Sep 19, 2025 7:48 am - Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon opened their late-night shows Thursday using a mix of humor and solidarity with suspended ABC host Jimmy Kimmel.